Benue Govt slams Emmanuel Jime for describing Gov Alia as ‘this thing’, demands direct apology  

The Benue State Government has criticised erstwhile Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Emmanuel Jime, implicit his caller remarks describing Governor Hyacinth Alia arsenic “this happening terrorising us,” describing his consequent apology arsenic “perfunctory” and insufficient.

In a connection issued connected Monday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Tersoo Kula, the authorities said Jime’s apology was not decently directed astatine the Governor and the radical of Benue State, insisting that it fell abbreviated of what is expected from a erstwhile nationalist bureau holder.

According to the statement, a sincere apology should person been straight addressed to Governor Alia alternatively than being “broadcast to nary 1 successful particular.”

The authorities besides faulted the code and contented of Jime’s earlier comments, describing them arsenic disrespectful to the bureau of the Governor and unbecoming of idiosyncratic who has served arsenic Speaker and a two-term subordinate of the National Assembly.

“Jime is an indigene of Makurdi Local Government Area, which has benefited the astir from the developmental strides of Governor Hyacinth Alia implicit the past 3 years,” the connection said, questioning his disapproval of the medication contempt what it described arsenic disposable infrastructural improvement successful the area.

It further suggested that Jime’s comments whitethorn person been politically motivated, alleging that they could beryllium linked to ...